Digitron Computers (Scenario)Michael Winters, the founder and CEO of Digitron Computers, believes that business is all about building teams and managing people. Recently, many customers reported technical problems in the computers that the company has been selling. Michael forms a cross-functional team to investigate this issue.The cross-functional team was successful in finding out reasons for the technical problem and they identified three alternative solutions to resolve it. Michael feels that the team is in a better position than him to critically analyze the alternatives and choose the most effective solution. Which of the following is the underlying assumption here?
A. The solution has to be implemented without consuming too much time.
B. Technical expertise is not required to choose one of the three strategies.
C. Being cross-functional, the team is free from groupthink.
D. Legitimate power is essential to implement one of the solutions.
Answer: C
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